KS3 Curriculum
Subject: Drama
Year Group:7
Term
Key Topic(s) Covered
‘Janet & Claire’
1
Introduces a range of Drama skills & techniques through a unit based on bullying &
friendship.
Group Work
Monologue
Narration
Still Image
Hotseating
‘Macbeth’
2
Students explore & perform scenes from ‘Macbeth’ before devising and performing an
original version of Act 1 sc 1
Use of text
Group performance
Lighting
Sound
Staging
Costume
‘Response to live theatre’
3
Students will experience a piece of live theatre. They will then evaluate this and create
practical work their own based on, or in, the style of what they see.
Evaluation
Use of voice
Use of movement
Genre
‘Fantasia’
4
In small groups, students will devise a piece of practical work based on a board game.
Group work
Devising
Working in role
‘Evacuation’
5
Drama based on photographs of children being evacuated during WW2
Creating Drama from stimulus material
‘Drama from other cultures’
6
Students will look at stories from other cultures and devise a final piece of practical work
based on one of these.
Consolidating all of the skills and techniques used during Year 7
Extra Curricular Drama opportunities for Year 7:Drama Club, Yr 7 Production, Lower School Production
KS3 Curriculum
Subject: Drama
Year Group:8
Term
Key Topic(s) Covered
‘Rome & Juliet’
1
Students explore & perform scenes from ‘Romeo & Juliet’ before devising and performing
an original version of the play.
Use of text
Small group performance
Lighting
Sound
Staging
Costume
‘Scary Movies’
2
In their Music lessons, students compose a soundtrack for a Scary Movie. In
Drama, they create a mimed performance to accompany this. The whole project
then put onto DVD
Use of music as stimulus
‘Response to live theatre’
3
Stereotype
Staging
Costume
Students will experience a piece of live theatre. They will then evaluate this and create
practical work their own based on, or in, the style of what they see.
Evaluation
Use of voice
Use of movement
Genre
‘Reportage’
4
Whole class work based on a news broadcast – The class will use Reportage as a
Dramatic Technique to devise factual based improvisations
Large group work
Reportage
‘Homeless’
5
In small groups students devise a piece of Theatre-in-Education based upon the issue of
Homelessness. If possible and appropriate, these will be performed to an audience.
Creating Drama from stimulus material Theatre-in-Education Performing to an
Audience
‘Scripted Drama’
6
Students will explore a variety of scripts, written in a range of styles and devise a final
piece of practical work based on one of these.
Consolidating all of the skills and techniques used during Year 8
KS3 Curriculum
Subject: Drama
Year Group:9
Term
Key Topic(s) Covered
‘Building a Character’
1
Students work individually to prepare, perform and evaluate a Monologue.
Monologue
Character
Voice
Movement
Gesture
Body Language
‘Stage Combat’
2
Students will learn a range of Stage Combat techniques and, in pairs, create a routine in
which these are used.
Physical Theatre
Stage Combat
‘Response to live theatre’
3
Students will experience a piece of live theatre. They will then evaluate this and create
practical work their own based on, or in, the style of what they see.
Evaluation
Use of voice
Use of movement
Genre
‘Much Ado About Nothing’
4
Students explore & perform scenes from ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ before devising and
performing an original version of chosen scenes
Use of text
Group performance
Lighting
Sound
Staging
Costume
‘Music Video’
5
In Music lessons, students have devised and recorded a pop song. In Drama, in small
groups, students then create either a dance routine or mimed performance to accompany
the music. These are filmed and the students are given a DVD of their final recording.
Use of music as stimulus
Lighting
Staging
Costume
‘Devising’
6
Students will explore a variety of stimuli and, in small groups devise practical work based
on these. Preparation for GCSE Drama.
Consolidating all of the skills and techniques used during Year 9